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Max Euwe vs Reuben Fine
AVRO (1938), The Netherlands, rd 4, Nov-12
Queen's Gambit Declined: Capablanca - General (D30)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 6...dxc4 7.Qxc4 c5 8.Nc3 Nd7 9.e3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 = -0.07 (25 ply)= +0.44 (22 ply) after 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.O-O Be7 11.Nc3 cxd4 better is 8.e3 a5 9.Bd3 Bd6 10.O-O O-O 11.Bc2 Bc7 12.Qd3 g6 = +0.42 (24 ply)= -0.13 (27 ply)better is 15...Bg4 16.Ne2 Qc7 17.h3 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Bxe2 19.Rxe2 a5 = -0.24 (25 ply) 16.Nf3 Qc7 17.Qe3 Bg4 18.Qxh6 Bxf3 19.gxf3 Rfe8 20.c5 = +0.42 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.58 (21 ply) after 16...Qxf6 17.Nf3 Bc5 18.h3 Be6 19.Qxb7 Bxh3 20.Qc7 Rae8 better is 17.Nf3 Kg7 18.c5 Bg4 19.Re4 Qf5 20.Rd6 Bxf3 21.Qxf3 Qxf3 = -0.10 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.80 (24 ply)better is 34.Be2 Re8 35.Bf1 b6 36.c5 bxc5 37.Bc4 Re7 38.Rd8 Kg5 ∓ -1.78 (27 ply)better is 34...a5 35.Kh3 g5 36.Be2 Re8 37.Bf1 Kg6 38.Bd3 Bd6 39.Rd2 ∓ -2.45 (29 ply) ∓ -1.82 (40 ply) after 35.Be2 Rxd1 36.Bxd1 Bd2 37.f4 Bxf4 38.Kh3 Kg5 39.b4 Bd2 42.Kf1 Kd4 43.Bf5 Kc3 44.Ke1 Kb2 45.Kd2 Kxa2 46.Kc3 Ka3 -+ -3.05 (41 ply)-+ -8.92 (29 ply)45.Bf5 Kxa2 46.Kh3 Kxb3 47.Bb1 a4 48.Kg4 a3 49.Kxg5 Kb2 -+ -13.31 (27 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-26-07  nescio: This game wasn't played in Amsterdam, but in Groningen.

There were some mistakes in the middle-game, but in the ending 37...Bd6! is a very good move. Black wants to attack the white pawns at the queen's wing with his king and the bishop makes them immobile. Otherwise White could play b3-b4-b5 and protect them with his bishop. After 40...a5 everything goes according to plan, helped by the fact that the white king can only look on, tied as it is to Black's h-pawn.

Sep-24-09
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  plang: Played in round 4; part of Fine's 5.5-0.5 start including wins over Botvinnik and Alekhine which led to a shared first with Keres. Fine's comment about this game: "...against Euwe, I steered into great complications. Euwe is a methodical player who is not at his best in wild and wooly positions, and here, too, he did not pick the most resourceful line." After 9 Nxe4 the game had transposed into the Moscow variation of the Semi-Slav (D43). 10..e5!? is unusual given Black's lacking development but Fine wanted to open the position for his two bishops. 11 dxe..Nxe5 12 Nxe5..Qxe5 13 0-0..Be7 14 f4..Qd4+ 15 Kh1..f5 would have been OK for Black. On the other hand 11..f5!? 12 Ng3..e4 13 Rfe1 would probably have been too risky. 16 Nxf6+? was identified as the move that lost the initiative for White; 16 Qc3 was recommended instead. 20 Rf4?! apparently underestimated the reply 20..Re8!. Fine pointed out that 22 Bxg6!? would have been interesting as 22..fxg? is punished by 23 Qxc8..Rxc8 24 Ne6+. However, after 22..Bxh4 Black seems to be holding his own. 24..Bxb2?! would not have been answered by Fine's suggestion of 25 Rd8 which would have allowed 25..f5! 26 Bd3..Bf6 27 Re8..Kf7 breaking the pin but rather by 25 Rb1..Bf6 26 Bxc6..b6 27 c5 with great drawing chances. The much stronger 24..Bg4! led to the decisive win of the h-pawn and weakening of White's kingside.
Nov-05-09  AESTRADAR: 37....Bf4-d6! Black will attack with their king through the black fields the white pawns of the queen side

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